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Tuesday nights in August will feature Salsa taught by Ashley starting at 8 p.m.
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Wednesday nights in August will have Beginner Waltz starting at 7 p.m. with Ashley.
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Thursday nights in August will have Intermediate Hustle starting at 7 p.m. with Ashley.
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Studio B in the PRESS:
American Rhythm: This is the North American way of dancing the Latin American dances. Traditionally in competitions the Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Bolero and Mambo are danced.
Cha Cha: An adapted version of the International Cha Cha, the American Cha Cha, has the same basic foot work and moves, however, it can be danced much slower and starts on the 1 beat instead of 2.
Rumba: Unlike American Cha Cha’s relation to its international counterpart, the American Rumba is in a box-step basic, similar to Waltz, rather than the basic step of International Rumba. Descended from International Rumba, many of the moves can be used here, however, the dance, similar to American Cha Cha also begins on the 1 beat rather than the 2 beat. The American Rumba is danced at a fast tempo than the International Rumba.
East Coast Swing: This form of swing dance is strictly based in six-count patterns that are simplified forms of the original patterns copied from Lindy Hop. The name “East Coast Swing” was coined to initially to distinguish the dance as the new variant used in the competitive ballroom arena (as well as separating the dance from West Coast Swing). While based on Lindy Hop, it does have clear distinctions. East Coast Swing is a standardized form of dance developed first for instructional purposes in the Arthur Murray Studios, and then later codified to allow for a medium of comparison for competitive ballroom dancers.
It has alternatively been called Eastern Swing, Jitterbug, American Swing, East Coast Lindy, Lindy (not to be confused with Lindy Hop) and Triple Swing.
Bolero: The first step is typically taken on the first beat, held during the second beat with two more steps falling on beats three and four. In competitive dance the music is in 4/4 time and will range between 96 to 104 bpm. This dance is quite different from the other American Rhythm dances in that it not only requires Cuban motion but Rise and fall such as found in waltz and contra body movement characteristic of tango. Popular music for this dance style need not be Latin in origin.
Mambo: The Mambo dance that was invented by Perez Prado and was popular in the 1940s and 50s. Danced around the world today, the modern Mambo was altered in New York to resemble to dance we know today. Mambo is the only version of the five American Rhythm Dances danced beginning on the 2 beat as opposed to the 1 beat (excluding East Coast Swing which can start on any beat). The Mambo today can be danced to modern music or most often, Salsa music, as it has the same basic, of forward and back, differing only on what beat they start on and Cuban action.
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American Smooth: This is the North American way of dancing the Standard Ballroom dances. These traditionally are Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot and Viennese Waltz.
Waltz: The American variation of the Waltz is danced much faster than the International version. It still holds the same 1 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 3 timing, however, it allows for separation of the partners and free spins for both dancers.
Tango: This Tango is a slowed version of the International Tango and has the basic of 3 forward steps, side step and collection of the feet. Like American Waltz, this Tango allows for separation of the partners and free spins during the dance.
Foxtrot: Danced similar to International Foxtrot, a main difference is that it is much faster. It still holds the zigzag basic, however, it can be danced in a straight-line basic as well as using the box-step basic used to turn corners. As will the rest of the
American dances, it allows for open dancing with no partner out of hold.
Viennese Waltz: Danced much slower than the International dance, the American Viennese Waltz follows the rules of all American dances and lets the partnership separate during the dance to have free spins and other moves you cannot do in regular closed hold.
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